McDermott Adds Partner Barton to Private Client Practice Group

Robert Barton has joined McDermott Will & Emery as a partner in the private client practice group in Los Angeles, the firm said Tuesday.

He focuses on controversies involving complex trusts and estates as well as fiduciary matters for charitable institutions, corporate trustees, and private professional fiduciaries, according to McDermott.

Barton, who joins from Holland & Knight, provides guidance on conservatorship and guardianship matters in addition to claims involving elder abuse, said the firm.

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